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In response to this U.S. Department of Energy Phase I Energy Conservation Applications for Solid- State Lighting (OLEDs) SBIR, InnoSys and Universal Display Corporation (UDC) propose to develop and commercialize drivers and power supplies specifically designed for high efficiency phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) lighting panels, for a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting ap ...

Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is a new emerging technology that is energy efficient and environment friendly lighting replacement for current lighting technologies such as incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes. As performance of OLEDs has improved over the last several years it has demonstrated the potential to reach parity with LED lighting. However cost remains a major obstacle fo ...

High temperature reliability is needed to design distributed power conditioning systems in next generation, high power density SiC and GaN-based electronics. New high energy density capacitors are needed to reduce the volume and weight of power conditioning modules and high temperature reliability is needed to enable, SiC/GaN-based power systems. Ceramics have excellent power handling capability ...

High Performance Computing has enabled computer modeling of everlarger and more complex problems. For some of these problems, models utilizing allhexahedral meshes are preferred due to better accuracy and efficiency. However, algorithms for automatic generation of all hex meshes in general geometries have so far eluded researchers. Currently, these meshes are typically created by subdividing the o ...

The development of large-area (m2) photodetectors with time resolutions of picoseconds (10-12 seconds) and submillimeter space resolutions would open new opportunities in many areas, including collider detectors, rare kaon experiments, and neutrino experiments in particle and nuclear physics, X-ray detection at light sources, and Time-Of -Flight Positron Emission Tomography (TOF-PET). This propo ...

This SBIR project will be devoted to the development and demonstration of high-power X- band switches to operate with the two resonant delay lines of the SLED-II pulse compression system. Each switch is triggered with an intense electron beam drawn from a diamond-coated molybdenum cold cathode. Preliminary tests of prototype X-band switches using the Omega- P/NRL X-band magnicon have already sho ...

The development of an APC Nb3Sn superconductor with tin-pin artificial pinning centers by the proposed approach in the Phase I program, is anticipated to have a significant impact on cost and performance in applications for undulator magnets. The overall technical approach for the Phase I project will be to develop and demonstrate an Nb3Sn superconductor with tin-Al2O3 pins for HEP magnets. The ...

High performance motors, like those in hybrid electric vehicles, use high performance Nd-Fe-B magnets that contain up to 12 wt% of dysprosium (Dy) in order to increase the coercivity, and avoid demagnetization at elevated temperatures. However, the global rare earth elements (Nd, Dy, etc) supply chain risk combined with predicted supply shortages for dysprosium which DOE has deemed critical has be ...

Solar water heaters are an efficient means to harvest energy from the sun to heat water for domestic use (i.e. bathing, washing dishes, etc.). However, the current solar water heating systems cost approximately $133/ft2 and have a payback period of 7-10 years, including incentives and rebates, which is prohibitively expensive for most homeowners. The initial expense is largely attributed to th ...

Existing building stock represents a significant opportunity for energy savings through efficiency measures, as it accounts for 41% of US energy use. Advanced control strategies and better systems commissioning offer the least expensive routes to energy savings by utilizing existing building infrastructure with only minimal additional investment cost. If a conservative estimate of 25% energy savin ...